7:07 Sonic Tonic

What’s the KEY to HARMONY in your bubble?

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Photo: Alan Levine / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)

8:05 The Citizen's Handbook

Tonight - new podcast series The Citizen's Handbook begins! For people who want to know about New Zealand but hate to read! It's civics education turned into a game.

The Citizen’s Handbook is a ten-part Video and Podcast comedy series and civics class for all New Zealanders.

The Citizen’s Handbook is a ten-part Video and Podcast comedy series and civics class for all New Zealanders. Photo: RNZ

8:30 Friday Night Live

Trinity Roots - Home, Land and Sea

Photo: Trinity Roots - Home, Land and Sea

In support of their 2004 platinum selling album, the original line-up of Wellington based band Trinity Roots performed a live set in RNZ’s Helen Young Studio.

9:07 Country Life 

The Old Dairy Factory in Norsewood is now a community music hub with once-a-month concerts put on by its new occupant, award-winning musical director David Selfe.

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Photo: RNZ/Sally Round

10:17 After 10

  • 10:25 Does plain packaging on cigarettes actually work?

Has the plain packaging on cigarette packs introduced back in 2018 actually made a difference? A team at Otago University have been looking into that – we’re joined by one of the team, Professor Richard Edwards.

Plain cigarette packaging

Plain cigarette packaging Photo: supplied

  • 10:40 Lockdown at Auckland Zoo

What does lockdown look like in a zoo? Do the animals miss their visitors? Auckland Zoo’s Richard Gibson has the answers.

Auckland Zoo's Richard Gibson holding the Galapagos tortoise hatchling.

Auckland Zoo's Richard Gibson holding the Galapagos tortoise hatchling. Photo: Supplied / Auckland Zoo

  • 10:50 A little Classical Music

We hear another wonderful piece of classical music to soothe our soul  picked by pianist and Nights regular, Rachel Church.

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Photo: Auckland Museum / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0)

11:07 The Mixtape

This week, Toby Morris, illustrator and political cartoonist best known for Pencilsword and Toby and Toby shares his favourite songs and tips for drawing good. He speaks with Yadana Saw.

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Photo: supplied